We got a theme song just in time for our first real twitter fight with a rock star. Then we take on horrid Christmas standards while admitting our own weakness for certain holiday hits. Just how erotic is Santa?

Paul and Joe process their emotions regarding Donald Trump with a playlist featuring Liars, Death, and X-Ray Spex, among others.

The best albums of the 3rd quarter, including Danny Brown, Jenny Hval, ScHoolboy Q, Frank Ocean, Lucy Dacus, and many more artists who are so hot, they might literally be on fire.

The best albums of the 3rd quarter, including Danny Brown, Jenny Hval, ScHoolboy Q, Frank Ocean, Lucy Dacus, and many more artists who are so hot, they might literally be on fire.

Postmodern parody pandemonium reigns in the first and hopefully last episode to feature Tom Hanks, Amy Schumer, and Fred Armisen. Paul is not a total Hole virgin, but he's close.

Bon Iver strikes back. Joe talks a lot about two things Paul doesn't care about: Nobel Prizes and Bob Dylan. Then, musings on mediocre music criticism that are not at all hypocritical, with lessons from the Book of Bangs.

We confess our guilty pleasures and open the borders of the pod to Foreigner, Britney, Jon Secada, Debbie Gibson, and other secret pop treasures. Reviews of the new Local Natives and LVL UP.

We confess our guilty pleasures and open the borders of the pod to Foreigner, Britney, Jon Secada, Debbie Gibson, and other secret pop treasures. Reviews of the new Local Natives and LVL UP.

The golden age of television, the golden years of Pinkerton, the golden sounds of H. Leithauser's voice, and the golden garbage of Dirty Projectors. Paul sings!

Introducing Bris Martt: the new celebrity pairing of Brad Pitt and Chris Martin. Paul finally listened to Sufjan's new album. We talk about how hard the Swans are. And finally, our main topic: why do basic people ruin good songs?